Convicted serial killer Billy Chemirmir appealing a capital murder conviction … FDA panel says new data support ‘full’ approval of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi … Succession planning still lacking...
More news for Tuesday, May 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2021
Death certificate bill filed in response to alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir awaits Texas governor’s signature … Pennsylvania’s assisted living memory care units accounted for 67% of COVID-19...
More news for Monday, April 19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2021
COVID-19 outbreaks rise in assisted living in Colorado despite vaccinations … Massachusetts LTC COVID deaths drop after state adopts federal counting standards … Massachusetts updated guidance allows...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
More news for Tuesday, Oct. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2022
Senior living communities endure evacuations, rescues in wake of Hurricane Ian … White House announces $225M for community health workforce … Accused senior living serial killer faces next capital...
Senior living operators are using a balanced, data-driven approach to reopening communities during the COVID-19 pandemic by continuously assessing risk, mitigating transmission and monitoring progress...
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
More news for Monday, June 28
Jun 28, 2021
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based...
Big senior living stories of 2023
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...